February Ombré Heart Calendar and Free Downloadables

I’m in love with all of the ombré I’ve been seeing lately, so I decided to incorporate it into my February calendar.

I started at Michaels, where I spent way too long picking out 8 colors of open stock paper. I thought about using something a little unconventional for February, like blues or greens, but in the end, I went with pinks and reds. Go figure.

I knew I wanted to have lots of hearts, but I wasn’t sure how I would use them.

So I thought about it. And then I thought about it some more. Eventually, an idea came to me, and I decided to give it a try.

First, I printed out a February calendar onto plain white cardstock, like I did with my January calendar, but this time I added little gray lines to help me with placement.

Then I used my Silhouette to cut out some hearts.

I cut each one with a dashed line down the center to make it easier to fold them in half.

One at a time, I held the folded hearts with tweezers, swiped the edge in glue, and placed them down onto one of the gray lines. Easy peasy.

And this is how it turned out.

Before putting it in the frame, I removed the glass so the hearts could stand up. The kids keep wanting to touch it when they walk by. I do too.

It looks like a lot of work, but it wasn’t really. The hardest part was coming up with the design. Once I had that, I was able to put it together in about 20 minutes.

I think I have a serious crush on this calendar.

Can you tell I had fun taking pictures of it? It’s very photogenic, don’t you think?

The hearts make me think of little butterflies getting ready to take off.

Wanna make one? We could be matching calendar buddies. :)

You can download a PDF of the background here (updated for 2015), and the Silhouette cutting file here. If you don’t have a Silhouette, I also made a PDF of the hearts that you could just print directly onto colored cardstock and then cut out. You can download it here.

Very impressive, Oh so original! The hearts look so much better 3-D! You better get started on March right away! Can’t wait to see shamrocks….butterflies…this could be a real adventure in paper folding!

I have a crush on this calendar, too! It is SO beautiful and eye-catching. And I haven’t seen anything quite like it out there in blogland or on Pinterest, so kudos to you, Debbie! Many thanks for all of the files you’re sharing with us. Pinning this like it’s hot!

Good Evening Debbie, I am sorry, but I am a little behind with my comments, but I had to say
what a pretty calendar. The folded hearts certainly look like butterflies ready to take flight.
It just looks so fabulous….I would not want February to end!
Have a lovely evening.
Best wishes
Daphne

Hi there! Thank you so much for the adorable calendar idea and for all of the links to create it! I just made one last night, and although I don’t have a Silhouette (yet!) and had to cut out 48 individual hearts, it still came out quiet lovely! I can’t stop admiring it… and also find myself itching to run my hands over the little raised hearts! Thank you so much for sharing your creativity and being an inspiration!

Hi Linda, I just sent you an email, but wanted to leave a comment here too, in case others had the same question. If you right-click over the link and then select “Save as” (or something similar, depending on your browser) it should save it to your computer. Let me know if that doesn’t work!

This is my favorite thing EVER! I LOVE calendars and holidays. I make calendars for every month at my house, and I cannot wait to make this one!! Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful idea! Have a great day!
P.S. I’m posting a big February calendar for my young boys over at blissfulroots.blogspot.com later today.

Love your blog; discovered it today on Buzzfeed, which featured your calendar for an article on February foods.
I was struck by this gorgeous design, but lately I’ve noticed the ombré v. degradé discussion, and I think this is degradé rather than ombré (darker to lighter instead of lighter to darker). Regardless, it’s just lovely!

How did you came up with the idea? I’m really digging your butterfly-hearts! They look like little pretty butterflies, and ombre, is a sure hit! Color transition makes the calendar more alive and noticeable! The idea of placing a heart on the important date is a clever way to mark it! Do you have any more DIY calendars? I want to create a calendar like this for the year!

Now I know where this came from on Pinterest! You are so sweet to share all of these fabulous ideas. For the folks that don’t have a Silhouette or Cricut, find your heart paper punch in the right size for the size you print your calendar and keep it easy!

Deb, I made the Feb calendar for my son’s Feb 5th birthday and it’s gorgeous! I followed your site but could not find all the months for 2014 and would love to have access to every month to decorate in some way. Can you direct me to a site I could print each month off in the same format? Thanks!

I found your February calandar when I was choosing some craft present for my best friend’s wedding. It’s absolutely Bingo! They are getting merried on 14 Feb 2014. With your allowance I’d like to copy your masterpiece. Also I need a piece of advice: what is the distance between the grey lines, to which you sticked the hearts?…. Please, respond to my e-mail.

Hi there!! I just love this calender for February and was wondering if you can do a dwonloadable 2015! I run craftworkshops and my ladies would just love to make this project as a valentine gift! I do hope you can help me. Look forward to hearing from you. Emma x

Hello I have just bought the supplies to create this. Would you mind telling me what program you used to create this calendar? I was hoping to create my own for every month of the year. Thank you in advance!

I fell in LOVE with this on Pinterest! I want to make this for the month of May for me and my fiancé’s personal wedding countdown. Can you please make the calendar page download just like this, but for May instead please? <3

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